FA Confirms Phil Neville Will Step Down as England Women Manager in 2021

​The FA have confirmed Phil Neville will step down as manager of England women in July 2021 when his contract is due to expire. It means he will not be in charge for the next European Championship on home soil, which has been officially delayed to 2022.

Neville had also been due to take charge of Great Britain’s team at the 2020 Olympics, which will now begin in late July 2021 instead. Regarding that, the FA will discuss the next steps with the British Olympic Association in due course.

“In light of the impact of current global events on the sporting calendar and in the best interests of the England Women’s team, both parties were in agreement that our shared priority was to ensure the Lionesses have continuity of coaching going into the home EURO and looking towards the 2023 FIFA World Cup,” said Sue Campbell, FA director of women’s football.

“Once football returns after this difficult period, Phil will continue his work with the Lionesses on the further development of his squad. I will support him fully with that important task while moving forward with the crucial succession planning process.

“We’ll now discuss next steps with the British Olympic Association and the home nations with regard to Team GB Football and we’re not in a position to make any further comment at this time.”

We shot this with Phil Neville at the end of SheBelieves, which results wise wasn’t good.

However it’s undeniable that he has fostered an atmosphere & environment players love, where he consistently reinforces what a privilege it is to represent England.pic.twitter.com/aDfWR6S7Yz